St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-17
The Kirmess Opens Under Favorable
Conditions and Prosperous
Season is Assured.
Stirring Addresses Made by Represer,,,
alive Men of the Labor Element
With Telling Effect.
A Company Organized to Give Te--,...,,
Facilities 10 IN Aa,.roads---Tie
Larline Boat Club.
The Court House Site---Council Com
mittees---Inspection of Co. Artist
of The Local Run.

some appearance last evening at the
opening of the kirmesS, which will run
SIX days and six evenings for the benefit
of the Stephens library fund. The
building had been gaily decorated with
bunting, flags and pictures until it was
scarcely recognizable as the place where
many a prize fight has occurred and
many bicycle race taken place. At
the west end of the rink Il large
platform had been erected, and upon
this platform are raised seats which
will be occupied this evening by about
1000 children, who will sing under the
direction of Prof. Willard. From this
platform all the speeches will
this stage and extending about
half way to the back end of the hall are
the seats. The main booths are in the
room, and have been decorated in Il
handsome manner. Near the big re-
freShment booth is the booth presided
over 10y the ladies. 1t is one of the
prettieSt in the building and contains
many 4 little article that will find a
ready purchaser. The exhibits of goods
is large and there can be found nearly
everything that could be found at the
exposition. n In fact the KirmeSS is an
exposition on smaller scale. Many of
the articles on exhibition have been do
mated and will be offered for sale. The
hall has been arranged particularly in
regard to the comfort of those attend
ing. and to avoid all confusion. entrance
has been placed on the right hand side
of the building, and two StairWayS
have been constructed to the GAL
lery - one on each side of the hall,
All day long workmen were buSily en-
gagged in fitting up the building and the
scene was a busy one. The parade in
the evening. when the kirmeSs really
opened, was an imposing spectacle and
was viewed by thousands of people. who
crowded the streets and cheered the pro-
ceSSion as it passed. There were many
ranSparancieS bearing appropriate in
ScriptiOnS, and some of the displays
were magnificent in the extreme. The
chief marshal was W. W. Hubbard, and
he was assisted 10y MesSrS. Gurley and
Aarnson, who piloted the procession
through the crowded streets in very
successful manner. First came the
Harvester Works band. followed
by the harvester works employees, in
charge of binder and a thresher. The
stove works employees occupied the next
place. They were followed by the coop
erS, in charge OF some ten or twelve bar
rels OF flour. The sewing machine eX-
hibit followed. The cOoperS' band came
next, and, with the drum corps, enliv-
ened the way with sweet music. Arriv-
ing at the hall the procession entered
and was soon scattered around. some of
those composing it on the platform,
some in the audience and some engaged
in putting the exhibits in the stalls pre-
pared for them in the rear part of the
hall. The stand from which the
speeches were made was occupied by
lgnatius DonneIly, j. p. McGaughey,
T. w. Brosnan, II. \. Clark, George s.
Boyd and the executive committee of
the Knights of Labor building. The
AUDIENCE NUMBERED ABOUT 5000,
and was composed about equally of
ladies and gentlemen. all of whom ap-
peared to take a deep interest in the pro-
reedlngS. Bands were scattered around
in front Of the platform and in the gal
lerieS, and at every intermission dis
cOurSed sweet music. Before beginning
the exercises of the evening, Mr.. Chase,
Of the East Side Labor club, presented
the kirmesS with a handsome gold
headed cane, to be given to the alder
man receiving the most votes. Miss
DaiSie Mccormick, of South Minneap-
oils. was then introduced as one of the
contestants for the gold watch to be
awarded to the most popular lady.
President }. Z. McGaughey made the
opening address of welcome. He said
large audience, and he desired most
heartily to return the thanks of the
library board to those who had donated
articles and in other ways helped along
the kirmeSs. The speaker gave brief
sketch of how labor came to organize,
and pointed with pride to the progress
that had been made. The cry of EN-
plOyerS, he said, had been to ecOnOmize,
but lObOring men had done this until
lnnx
cation on the part of the labOring
man was what was needed, and
in the kirmeSS there was the means
of education. Mr.. McGaughey then in
troduced Il. W. BrOSnan, who made an
eloquent speech, touching upon the OBJ
jectS of the kirmesS and the benefits to
be derived from having a wOrkingman'S
library. Music by the Chapman broth
ers followed, after which President
McGaughey introduced the speaker of
the evening, Hon. lgnatiuS DOnnelly.
He said it gave him great pleasure to
be present, and that he felt proud of the
invitation, coming, as it did. from the
labOring men of the greatest labor cen
ter of the Northwest. Il consider
this" he said, "a grander and nobler
exposition than the one on the other
side of the river. That is an exposition
TO show the genius of manhood, but this
10 iii ApOSlJlOll W Jilt Oh
the labOring man. | am glad that in the
West the great black line that divides
labor and capital in the East is yet so
faint here that it is hardly observable.
In this Western country the labOring
man of to-day stands show of becoming
capitalist i'll twenty or SO years, as
laboring men have done before. 1t
should be your duty by such efforts as
You are making now to prevent that con-
ditiOn Ofsthings that now exists in the
Eastern states. This can only be done by
the elevation of labor by dignifying
labor. When every workingman is
gentleman there will be no oppression.
BY your erecting labor temple in Min
neapOliS you give the lie to the state
ment that the labOringmen are cOmbin-
ing to destroy property. You are
NOT HOSTING TIE RED FLAG,
but you are striving to educate your
children and place them on level with
the ariStOcracy of the old country. A
king can make a knight or a duke, but
king cannot always make a man, in the
true meaning of the word. You are rails
ing up a yOmenry that will exist always.
l look upon the labor movement
of this country as the essential
element of Republican government.
We started out with the declaration that
all men were born free and equal, and
each man has rights that cannot be
taken away from him-the right to live
and enjoy life. This government was
not made for an aristocracy. 1t was
that way in the old country, but this is
the peoples government, and all our
endeavors should be directed toward
lifting up the people. The laboring
men, in rising up as they have done in
the last few years, are really
unfolding the constitution, and if
they succeed, as they surely will, will
produce lot of people, happy and
procnarouS living undpr his own vine